Session: Hospice Social Workers and Life Review Interventions: Results of a National Survey (NHPCO's 13th Clinical Team Conference and Pediatric Intensive)

Monday, November 5, 2012: 10:15 AM-11:45 AM

Primary Presenter:

Ellen Csikai, LCSW, MPH, PhD

Co-Presenter:

Sherri Weisenfluh, LCSW

Area of Emphasis: Psychosocial Care
Learning Objectives:
1. Describe the benefits of life review/reminiscence interventions
2. Identify individuals that could ideally benefit from life review/reminiscence interventions
3. Identify barriers to utilizing life review/reminiscence interventions in hospice social work practice

In this workshop, faculty will discuss the benefits of life review/reminiscence interventions with seriously ill individuals and their families. In addition, from the results of a national survey of hospice and palliative care social workers, information on the extent that social workers engage in life review/reminiscence interventions as well as the potential need and barriers to utilizing these interventions in daily practice will be presented.

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